Chinese

God has put China on my heart for at least the last couple of years. I seem to connect well with Chinese people as well. So... I decided to take some faith steps towards this and see where God leads me with it. The first major step I've decided to take is to learn the mandarin language.

Learning Chinese is hard. I discovered that pretty quickly. The words sound so much different to English, that it's hard to remember them. Nevertheless, I am generally enjoying the process, and have made new friends because of it. I am praying and seeking the Lord for how he would use this to Glorify Himself.

I had a good talk with Malcolm Barrow, the pastor of Whitiora Bible Church today. He helped me to see some of the problems that dispensationalism can cause if taken to an extreme so as to not allow past dispensations to carry through to the current one (but instead rejecting all but the current - Paul's teachings). Scripture interpretation can be quite confusing, and it's always a journey. I need to remember to stay focused on the important things: living the parts of the Word that I do know, and not getting caught up so much in who's right. Above all, I need to continue to love God and others whole heartedly.